Get busy living... Or get busy dying..

Blondie,

That just about sums it up girl!

Does life begin at 40 emmmmmmmmmmmmm,

well it started at 41 for me( my age now) lol lol but well done for getting to today and i hope day 40 bet free puts a huge grin on your face!

Keep it up and keep Strong your doing fantastic!

Smiling Lucy xxxxxxxxx

Hey blondie,

Well done on your road to recovery so far. Thankyou for your support aswell if it wasn't for you i would not have known about the GA online meetings and i think it will benefit me alot so thank you.

I hope you have a lovely long weekend and stay on the road to recovery. I hope to see that big 40 tomorrow for me it will soon be the 20 🙂 but im plodding along day by day and seing how not gambling is going to improve my life

Thanks again stay strong

regards

Ricky x

Blondie,

Loved your last post. Correct. We are giving up nothing there is only positive mental gains to be achieved from not gambling. You are doing really well in your recovery.

Day 40 tomorrow. Great stuff.

Tomso.

Hi Blondie

Thanks for ur support and kind words they mean a lot , day 40 tomorrow and still goin strong , the results from all ur hard work are now showing and it's all there for us to see it's a great example to all

Well done just keep doin what ur doin

Castle2

Personal invite

To miss blonde00

Having completed your mission of staying gamble free for 39 and a half days.

You have been invited to join Dustys select group of spies ,.This will involve wigs in every colour under the sun, chicken fillets always good to get people looking else where than your face ( girl joke boys) , a far more extensive wardrobe, and a need to be continuely smiling ,( in bond films the lady spy's never smile a sure give away)

Terms and conditions,

Your membership will be revoked , if you place one penny on a bet anywhere. So no trips to Monte Carlo.

Enough of my craziness, just wanted to say some different other than well done on reaching 40 days, although trust me if you discifer this coded message you will see that that is exactly what I said.

Your doing great Hun , ain't no stopping us now.

Dusty cxxxxxxxxx

Blondie thanks 4 ur post and well done on 39 and a half days haha.

You have so much to offer this forum long may it continue

Just want to be the first of many to congratulate you on reaching the big four o. Never doubted you for a second because you've faced up to every challenge along the way. You're inspirational Blondie, keep it up and take care, Steve.

Wax! You must be joking, men have a low pain threshold remember. I'll give that a miss.

day 40. wooooo hooooo my first target milestone

How does it feel ? Ermmmm it feels amazing, im proud of what i have acheived and im not ashamed to say it.

Its been tough and stressfull and emotional but its been so worth it and i couldnt of done it without the support of you guys and girls on here so Thank you from the bottom of my heart.

I baked a cake last night with my princess in celebration, the sweet smell of chocolate sucesss.

I Found this and thought it was appt

After a while, you learn the subtle difference

Between holding a hand and chaining a soul,

And you learn that love doesn't mean leaning

And company doesn't mean security.

And you begin to learn that kisses aren't contracts

And presents aren't promises.

And you begin to accept your defeats

With your head up and your eyes open

With the grace of a woman, not the grief of a child.

And you learn to build all your roads

On today, because tomorrow's ground

Is too uncertain for plans, and futures have

A way of falling down in mid-flight.

After a while you learn that even sunshine

Burns if you get too much.

So you plant your own garden and decorate

Your own soul instead of waiting

For someone to bring you flowers.

And you learn that you really can endure...

That you really are strong

And you really do have worth.

And you learn and learn...

With every goodbye you learn.

Goodbye gambling just for today 🙂

Blondie day 40 xx

Good Morning,

I don't think I have the creativity of Dusty but her post did make me smile as I'm sure it did you too!

Day 40 - I remember my post on day 40 trying to come up with some analogy between this and Noah as it was the most famous 40 day event I can think of. At the time I came up with nothing and yet as I write here it seems much easier.

Let's assume it's true for one moment, I reckon that 40 days was probably the longest of their entire lives living with each other and loads of animals on a boat. I would suggest some of your 40 days have been pretty tough and pretty slow, feeling like you have the weight of the world on your shoulders.

However, your diary 🙂 well that is what you should read to remind yourself if you ever need to just how far you have come! It is an inspiration to so many, you have dealt with so much, and you have still found what seems like endless time to give support to so many others, my lucky self included!

I think you should definitely celebrate your day 40 by devouring what's left of that cake and then treat yourself just a little bit more for good measure :).

Blondie Day 40 still counting, still smiling, still inspiring, still no BET!!

Flagg

Hello Blondie

Congratulations and hear is to one more day without a bet

John

Hi Blondie, sorry I didn't get on yesterday to congratulate you on your day 40 milestone, so heres a huge CONGRATS on day 41 !!!

What an incredible achievement, and you deserve all the praise heaped upon you by so many. You are truly one of the most highly thought of and inspirational people on here, you give so much great advice and are always positive in your outlook, and for that I thank you. Standing ovation for Miss Blondie please !!

Well well done my friend, keep going 🙂

Cameron

Hi Blondie

Been in hell and a dark place tat came out of nowhere but hopefully I can see some light...

Thank you so much for being there with all your support ...also congratulations from me on your milestone xxxx hope you will treat yourself ..

hugs

Rach and dotty xx

Day 41. Sorry I havent posted much but it certainly isnt because I am gambling . I find I have so much more time on my hands now and I am cramming as much into this bank holiday as I can with my family and friends . Its so nice to just be able to enjoy this time with a clear heart and head. Hope all are well and winning your personal just for todays, I will post back when I can thank you as always to all my friends for your heartfelt messages of support . Blondie day 41 xx

just read your whole diary. I feel I can relate to a lot off things your are going through and I'm so impressed with the 41 days you have gone so far. You give me hope that I can go on and do this. Keep up the good work mate.